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Proto-Metal

Obsidian Sea 'Pathos'
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Review: Obsidian Sea ‘Pathos’

1st February 202228th March 2022 Maxx Heavy Rock, Obsidian Sea, Proto-Metal, Ripple Music

Obsidian Sea are back with album number four titled Pathos to be released February 4th, 2022 by Ripple Music. One

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Tenebra - Photo by Davide Savaidis
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Video Premiere: Tenebra ‘Primitive Man’ From Their ‘What We Do Is Sacred’ EP That’s Out Now

17th January 20222nd March 2022 Lee Edwards New Heavy Sounds, Proto-Metal, Tenebra

Italy’s heavy rock and proto-metallers Tenebra unleashed their three track EP What We Do Is Sacred back in November last

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Various Artists ‘Brown Acid: The Thirteenth Trip’
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Review: Various Artists ‘Brown Acid: The Thirteenth Trip’

9th November 202115th December 2021 Martin Williams Brown Acid, Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records, Various Artists

The RidingEasy Records Brown Acid series have proven to be one of the best, and most anticipated releases of the

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Deathchant ‘Waste’
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Review: Deathchant ‘Waste’

2nd July 20216th August 2021 Martin Williams Deathchant, Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records

I had an idea that Waste, the second full length release by Los Angeles’s Deathchant on RidingEasy Records, was going

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Randy Holden ‘Population II’
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Review: Randy Holden ‘Population II’

27th February 202020th March 2020 Reza Mills Doom, Population II, Proto-Metal, Randy Holden, RidingEasy Records

Listening to this album solidly for the past few months it surprises me that I could have been so absentminded

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Grave Bathers ‘Feathered Serpent'
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Review: Grave Bathers ‘Feathered Serpent/Death Hand’

24th February 202020th March 2020 Fossil Death Hand, Feathered Serpent, Grave Bathers, Proto-Metal, Seeing Red Records

As if to justify their already-badass name, North Philly psych-doom quintet Grave Bathers have acquired an actual funeral parlour as

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70s Proto-Metal Collage
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Reza’s Bakers Dozen – Early 70s Proto-Metal

6th February 202022nd May 2020 Reza Mills Atomic Rooster, Bang, Highway Robbery, Iron Claw, James Gang, Jerusalem, Leaf Hound, Night Sun, November, Pentagram, Proto-Metal, Shiver, Sir Lord Baltimore, The Flying Hat Band

Being a fan of Stoner/Doom and seeing as The Sleeping Shaman features a lot of bands who play that style,

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Sweat Lodge ‘Talismana’ CD/LP/DD 2015

22nd September 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Pete Green, Proto-Metal, Review, Ripple Music, Sweat Lodge, Talismana

To be honest, when I first heard the name Sweat Lodge, my initial reaction was: “Ewwww, really?!” I mean yeah,

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Kadavar ‘Berlin’ CD/LP/DD 2015

21st September 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, Berlin, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jeremy Moore, Kadavar, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Proto-Metal, Review

German stoner/prog proto-metallers Kadavar have been running an unofficial campaign for world ‘flower-power’ domination since they arrived on the scene

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Heat ‘Labyrinth’ CD/LP/DD 2014

5th October 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, CD, Digital, Heat, Heavy Rock, Labyrinth, LP, Ollie Stygall, Proto-Metal, Retro, Review, This Charming Man Records

Heat’s self-titled debut was a decent stab at heavy, retro 70’s blues rock that chased hard at the heels of

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Saturn ‘Ascending (Live in Space)’ CD/LP/DD 2014

10th September 20143rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2014, Alex Varley, Ascending (Live in Space), Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Proto-Metal, Review, Rise Above Records, Saturn

The amount of rock bands in Sweden taking their influences from the olde and doing something great with it is

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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